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Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields

Qualifications

25.2% of people in Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Western Region. This represents an increase of 170 people since 2016.

Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Employment Status, Income and Occupation, Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'

Highest qualification achieved
Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Qualification levelNumber%Western Region %Number%Western Region %2016 to 2021
Bachelor or Higher degree22225.229.15115.123.3+170
Advanced Diploma or Diploma9610.99.5277.99.0+69
Vocational14116.015.05115.115.8+89
No qualification37842.938.415445.242.3+223
Not stated455.17.95716.79.6-12
Total persons aged 15+882100.0100.0342100.0100.0+540
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the qualifications of the population in Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields in 2021 compared to Western Region shows that there was a lower proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.

Overall, 52.0% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 42.9% had no qualifications, compared with 53.6% and 38.4% respectively for Western Region.

The major differences between qualifications held by the population of Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields and Western Region were:

  • A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (42.9% compared to 38.4%)
  • A larger percentage of persons with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.9% compared to 9.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons with Bachelor or Higher degrees (25.2% compared to 29.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:

  • No qualifications (+223 persons)
  • Bachelor or Higher degrees (+170 persons)
  • Vocational qualifications (+89 persons)
  • Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+69 persons)

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